{"id":6532,"date":"2017-03-17T20:56:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/?page_id=6532"},"modified":"2019-01-24T01:53:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T22:53:36","slug":"ravnica-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/mtg\/ravnica-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravnica Allegiance Missed Trigger Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tensions are rising on Ravnica, Allegiances are forming and falling apart, and we\u2019re here to provide a guide to help you all navigate the trickier triggers (and some other traps!) that the newest set brings. <\/span><\/p>\n

The focus of this article is going to be Generally Detrimental Triggers that require an upgrade per the IPG, but at the end we\u2019re going to touch on a few other cards and keywords that are not as straightforward as they seem, so stick around for that. And keep an eye out for notes on the recent policy change<\/a>; January 21st saw several big updates to Missed Triggers, so read carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Ravnica Allegiances, three cards have triggers that Upgrade when missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Gateway Plaza<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Back again from Guilds of Ravnica, the \u201centers-the-battlefield\u201d trigger on this land still falls squarely into \u201cGenerally Detrimental\u201d. Taxing a mana or sacrificing this land are both typically bad outcomes, outside of some corner cases, and we\u2019re not interested in looking at those when we evaluate these triggers.\u00a0But an important note that has<\/em> changed since the last time we saw this card: if the opponent chooses to acknowledge this trigger, we no longer force the controller to take the default action! They’ll still have the option here to pay {1} to avoid sacrificing the Plaza<\/p>\n

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    1. Mirror March<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      There is a big block of text on this card, and most of it sounds pretty good for its controller \u2013 creating tokens is good, potentially a bunch of tokens is even better, and all of them having Haste is even better than that. But then we get to \u201cExile them at the beginning of the next end step\u201d, and that part is less good. Generally Detrimental, even.<\/p>\n

      This sentence is a delayed zone change trigger, and it\u2019s created by but exists independent of the \u201cWhenever a non-token creature enters\u201d trigger that starts this card. So, we evaluate them separately; missing the trigger that gives tokens is okay but missing the one that takes them away will result in a Warning. And since this trigger also falls under the newly reworked \u201cdelayed zone change\u201d exception, it doesn\u2019t expire! So, don\u2019t forget to give the opponent the option to either resolve it immediately, or as the next phase begins.<\/p>\n

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      1. Macabre Mockery<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        This spell has a similar setup to Mirror March above, except it\u2019s even simpler in execution. Most of the text on this card is spell effects, not triggers, so we\u2019re not worried at all until we get to the bit about \u201cSacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step\u201d. Since we usually would rather have a creature than not, that<\/em> part is Generally Detrimental just like exiling the tokens was. And once again, this one falls into the \u201cdelayed zone change\u201d exception, so don\u2019t forget that this sacrifice trigger doesn\u2019t expire.<\/p>\n

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        Before we move away from triggers, there were two more cards that we wanted to direct some attention to:<\/strong><\/p>\nCaptive Audience<\/strong><\/a>\n

        This card has a seriously nasty \u201cAt the beginning of your upkeep trigger\u201d – for an opponent! Every option on this list is bad for the person who picks it, but remember, since control of this enchantment is given to an opponent, that opponent controls the trigger. In the past, this would\u2019ve meant that the opponent receives a Warning for missing this trigger; but our new policy only upgrades this to a Warning if the controller of the missed trigger is also the owner of the card that caused it. So unless the opponent somehow finds a way to give this enchantment back to its owner, this trigger won\u2019t result in a Warning. Do still step in if you believe that the controller is intentionally missing this, though.<\/p>\n

        Theater of Horrors<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

        Ordinarily, we would slap a \u201cGenerally Detrimental\u201d warning label on that \u201cat the beginning of your upkeep\u201d trigger, since it\u2019s exiling cards from your library, and having less of those tends not to be a good thing. However, the next line down gives us permission to cast those cards so long as an opponent has lost life this turn, which is something we\u2019re probably<\/em> trying to make happen anyway. And then the next line down after that adds a way for the card to turn on that permission all by itself. So taking it as a whole, this card generates value as a direct result of its upkeep trigger; and since we can typically expect to gain value from it, we can\u2019t call this one a Generally Detrimental trigger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        And now, some of the other notables in this set! <\/strong><\/p>\n

        The cards, keywords, and abilities below are not Generally Detrimental triggers, but they come close to or intersect with triggers, or are otherwise just things that judges (and players!) should be keeping a close eye on.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Riot<\/strong> \u2013 This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1\/+1 counter or haste.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

        This keyword looks a bit like a trigger, but it\u2019s actually a replacement effect. Which means that it\u2019s not missable \u2013 every creature that can Riot, must Riot (that might be one of Gruul\u2019s mottos, in fact). Players aren\u2019t obligated to ask their opponent what choice they\u2019re making for Riot, because it has a default action; so if the controller doesn\u2019t indicate that they\u2019re choosing to put a counter on it, we always assume they chose to give it Haste.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Addendum<\/strong> \u2013 If you cast this spell during your main phase, [do something cool].<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

        Now this one is actually an ability word, not a keyword, so every card that it appears on is going to have different text. For nearly all of those cards, the Addendum is either a spell effect or a replacement effect; it adds something to the spell, or it changes how part of the spell acts. None of this is missable, so if a player notices that their opponent forgot the Addendum on, say, Sphinx\u2019s Insight<\/a>, it is that player\u2019s responsibility to remind their opponent about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

        But as with any good contract, there\u2019s an exception. Sentinel\u2019s Mark<\/a> is an Aura with Flash and Addendum \u2013 but the Addendum here is actually a trigger. If an opponent casts Sentinel\u2019s Mark during their main phase, then forgets to demonstrate that the creature has Lifelink the first time it becomes relevant, then they\u2019ve missed the trigger. There\u2019s no penalty (other than not gaining that life), since it\u2019s not Generally Detrimental; that\u2019s just something to look out for. Always read the fine print.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Teysa Karlov<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

        This card has a neat little static ability that makes dying creatures work even harder for you. This isn\u2019t a trigger itself, or even a replacement effect; she simply changes how the game works, such that anytime the condition of a trigger you control is met by a creature dying, that trigger happens an extra time.<\/span><\/p>\n

        That extra trigger doesn\u2019t get any special treatment though, it still has to be handled just like any other. It goes on the stack at the same time as the first trigger, and has to be acknowledged during the same window. So, if a creature dies and Teysa\u2019s controller remembers one of their triggers, but forgets the other until we\u2019re past the window to acknowledge it, then we handle it just like any other Missed Trigger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Whew! That was a lot. Thanks for sticking through it all. We\u2019re looking forward to seeing you all next time around, when we hopefully get to dive into some even more exciting cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

        -Missed Trigger Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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